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UFO is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Cheap Trick, Geoff Emerick, Lonesome Crow, Mark Murphy and Dave Walker. Those roots explain a lot about how UFO arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Rainbow, Thin Lizzy, Deep Purple, Whitesnake and Wishbone Ash, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Steve Harris, Sad Wings of Destiny, Richie Faulkner, Michael Weikath and Bill Steer, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 66 connections around UFO, reaching back through Cheap Trick and forward to Steve Harris. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
UFO were an English rock band formed in London in 1968. They became a transitional group between early hard rock and heavy metal and the new wave of British heavy metal (NWOBHM). The band's final line-up consisted of vocalist Phil Mogg, lead guitarist Vinnie Moore, rhythm guitarist and keyboardist Neil Carter, bass guitarist Rob De Luca, and drummer Andy Parker. They had gone through several line-up changes, leaving Mogg as the only constant member, and had disbanded three times. The band's "classic" line-up comprised Mogg, Parker, bassist Pete Way, keyboardist Paul Raymond, and former Scorpions guitarist Michael Schenker. In May 2018, Mogg announced that he would retire from UFO after one last tour as a member of the band in 2019; however, their farewell tour was set to conclude in 2022 before it was cancelled, due to Mogg's health issues. Mogg confirmed UFO's third disbandment in April 2024.
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UFO connections
UFO grew out of Cheap Trick, Geoff Emerick, Lonesome Crow and Mark Murphy, shares an orbit with Rainbow, Thin Lizzy, Deep Purple and Whitesnake, went on to shape Steve Harris, Sad Wings of Destiny, Richie Faulkner and Michael Weikath. 66 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced UFO
Sounds and acts that shaped UFO.
- Cheap Trickartist
- Geoff Emerickartist
- Lonesome Crowartist
- Mark Murphyartist
- Dave Walkerartist
- Joe Hasselvanderartist
- Kick Out the Jamsartist
- Savoy Brownartist
- Bryan MacLeanartist
- Styxartist
- Foghatartist
- Rushartist
- AC/DCartist
- Blue Öyster Cultartist
- Jethro Tullartist
- REO Speedwagonartist
- Kissartist
- Journeyartist
- Thin Lizzyartist
- Nazarethartist
- Judas Priestartist
- Aerosmithartist
- Van Halenartist
- Totoartist
- Eddie Meduzaartist
Artists similar to UFO
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with UFO.
- Rainbowartist
- Thin Lizzyartist
- Deep Purpleartist
- Whitesnakeartist
- Wishbone Ashartist
- Freeartist
- Y&Tartist
- Ted Nugentartist
- Triumphartist
- Blue Öyster Cultartist
- Diamond Headartist
- Humble Pieartist
- Ten Years Afterartist
- Foghatartist
- Kissartist
- Sweetartist
- Thunderartist
- Alcatrazzartist
- Captain Beyondartist
- Great Whiteartist
- Mountainartist
- Bostonartist
Bands UFO shaped
Where the influence of UFO travelled next.
- Steve Harrisartist
- Sad Wings of Destinyartist
- Richie Faulknerartist
- Michael Weikathartist
- Bill Steerartist
- Aynsley Dunbarartist
- On Through the Nightartist
- OSIartist
- Undisputed Attitudeartist
- Ralph Santollaartist
- Youartist
- Mike Muirartist
- Liarartist
- Ningen Isuartist
- Sodomartist
- Flotsam and Jetsamartist
- The Scorpionsartist
- Scorpionsartist
- Europeartist
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